Fashion “colonialism”: How I overlooked “red flags”

By Miguel Angel Gardetti* Foundation of Higher Education and Research (Buenos Aires, Argentina) As stated in RCDF Newsletter 2022-4, the … More

TLP@GFA22

For the first Global Fashioning Assembly (GFA22), an international 3-day live-on-zoom event on 21-23 October 2022 that followed the sun around the … More

Newsletter 2022#4

Dear RCDF community, We hope you and your loved ones are doing well. We are writing this newsletter right after … More

Global Fashioning Assembly 2022

The Global Fashioning Assembly is an international 3-day online event that follows the sun around the world from Friday 20 October 2022 … More

Newsletter 2022#3

Dear RCDF community, Before you take a well-deserved (extended) Summer or Winter break, we hope this newsletter finds you well … More

Decolonizing Fashion is Work in Progress: Indian Story

Prof (Dr) Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade Professor Fashion Design , School of Design, Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, India. Email address: … More

Global Fashioning Assembly 2022 – Call for Contributions

Chic Podcast with Angela Jansen

The 35th episode of Chic Podcast by Kat Sark was recorded remotely with Angela Jansen, founder of the Research Collective … More

Newsletter 2021#4

Hello, We hope this newsletter finds you well and in good health. You haven’t heard from us in a while, … More

Orientalism and The ‘East’

‘You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes.’ – Diana Vreeland, former Editor in Chief of Vogue. … More

SouPreto and Ame Apolinário

Ame Apolinário talks to RCDF about SouPreto Fashion Week and their latest editorial.

Decolonial Fashion Practice #1

By Shayna Stephanie Goncalves The Research Collective for Decolonizing Fashion opened its first Conversations on Decoloniality and Fashion on Saturday, … More

Call for insights into durability

Feature photo by Paul Allister As part of the research project ‘Lasting: Sustainable prosperity through product durability’, led by colleagues … More

The Fashion Cities of The Middle East

By Nargess Khodabakhshi In summer 2020, the British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, opened the Paris Fashion Week Online with these … More

Fashion Stories @brankopopovic

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Fashion Stories @laloloba

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Fashion Stories @adeline.bird

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Fashion Stories @janicecyli

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

DECOLONIZING THE STUDY OF FASHION?

By Martina Barroeta Zalaquett Over the last few days there has been a considerable amount of discussion regarding the importance … More

Call For Papers – International Journal of Fashion Studies

Special Issue on Decolonizing Fashion as Process Theme Statement: Decolonizing fashion is not an isolated event, an act that happens and … More

Decolonising The Fashion Management Curriculum: What Is The Hold Up?

By Ranjit Thind The United Kingdom higher education system attracted 2.45 million students to its institutions in academic year 2018/19, … More

Fashion Stories @missvavavum

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Fashion Stories @fashionnerd.cl

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Fashion Stories @itspierreantoine

‘Fashion Stories’ is a series of personal stories about fashion. Each entry tells the story of an adornment that is special to the writer.

Connecting the Dots – or Why I eschew the term ‘Garment Workers’

By Sandra Niessen Garment workers. Supply chain transparency. Living wage. Decent working conditions…. Just a few words is all it … More

What does ‘fashion’ mean?

By Isabella Lock, [Image above by Krysten Resnick] According to the dictionary, fashion means a popular style of clothing, hair … More

Keynote: Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality

By Dr Erica de Greef Credit Twyg online by editor Jackie May This week at the Future of Fashion symposium … More

International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) Roundtable Endangered Textile Design: Will We Make Room For It To Survive? Leiden, July 18, 2019

For the participants: What indigenous weavers need to be able to perpetuate their unique, cultural designs in their communities has … More

Report of the Seminar (Re)Thinking Fashion Globalization

By Toby Slade RCDF Steering Committee Member On 15-16 February 2019 the RCDF co-organized the seminar ReThinking Fashion Globalization in … More

Newsletter 2019 #2

Dear, Welcome to the very first newsletter of the Research Collective for Decolonizing Fashion. This three-monthly newsletter will keep you … More

“The dream that keeps haunting me” by Ina-Maria Shikongo

I am Ina-Maria Shikongo born by Pondo ya Nangobe and Anelly Thomas in the refugee camps of Angola in 1979, … More

Seminar (Re)Thinking Fashion Globalization, Tokyo 15-16 February 2019

(RE)THINKING FASHION GLOBALIZATION Seminar co-organized by The Transboundary Fashion Seminar & the Research Collective for Decolonizing Fashion Bunka Gakuen University … More

CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS RCDF EDITORIAL TEAM

The RCDF’s editorial team is looking to fill the following positions: Editor-in-Chief Responsible for coordinating all different tasks and members … More

‘A Decolonial Approach to the Singapore Fashion System,’ by Baey Shi Chen

Image Caption: Menswear that stages a conversation between Eastern and Western fashion while challenging gender norms. Label: Jon Max Goh. … More

Call For Submissions

In order to stimulate and encourage a broad and inclusive discussion on decolonizing fashion, the Research Collective for Decolonizing Fashion … More

‘About Decolonising Dress/Fashion Objects in South African Museums’ by Erica de Greef

In this blog post, which is based on my recently-completed PhD thesis, I look at the histories and current conditions … More

What does decolonizing mean to me? by Leslie Rabine

Among many things, not projecting onto people who are really doing this work of decolonizing — in this case Senegalese … More

A manifesto to contest ‘there was no fashion before’ by Angela Jansen

Due to a dominant Eurocentric fashion discourse, the idea prevails in many so-called non-western countries that fashion is a recent … More

‘Démodérne Manifest: Relational fashion cognoscenti’ en face of codified dominant narratives’ by Manuel De Sousa

Decolonisation can be understood as a breaking process that ends any kind of domination. As a result, big powers no … More

‘Decolonization of Indian Women’s Fashion’, by Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade

India’s unique textiles and spices have been attracting European traders for many decades, eventually resulting in the British Raj in … More

Announcement

The current theme of our blog ‘What does decolonizing mean to you?’ is running for three months and due to … More

CFP: Panel ‘Decolonizing Fashion’ at the Costume Society of America 2019 Symposium

April 15-20, 2019 Seattle Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA Deadline: 30th August 2018 The Research Collective for Decolonizing Fashion (formerly the Non-Western … More

Our Story

The Research Collective for Decolonising Fashion (RCDF) was established to end the stubbornly persistent euro – and ethnocentric underpinnings of … More